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Last weekend more than 200 churhgoers packed it out to witness it being sanctified by the Bishop of Bradwell, the Right Reverend John Wraw.

Mr Wraw said: 'This is such a lovely building and I think people will rapidly grow to love it and treasure it.

'Those who have been involved in the project already love it.'

Inside: The Lapland pine used to build the church is particulalry hardy, having endured freezing weather in Lapland. The structure is expected to last for 200 years

High and mighty: The Anglican church's new capacity is 150 parishioners - double what it was before. And it's better insulated

Light touch: The stained glass window was designed by churchgoer Nikki Saunders. It is triple glazed with lead lighting

St Michael’s and All Angels Church vicar, Rev Marian Sturrock, said: 'I am just absolutely over the moon with this beautiful new building.

'It’s not very often a congregation gets a lovely new church like this, so we are extremely grateful and pleased to worship here.

'It was a lovely service, and I would like to thank everyone for coming along to help us celebrate.'

Since pulling the old church down last December and moving into the new one, the congregation celebrated mass in the nearby church hall.

Ken Jones, who supervised the project, said worshippers had reported back to say they felt warm thanks to the good insulation, with quite a few remarking on the incredible smell thanks to the pine wood.

'Our church has always been on the edge of the woods, in the shadow of oak trees so we wanted to build something that was compatible.

'We are extremely pleased to move into our beautiful new church'.

Handmade: The wooden altar was crafted by Rob Symonds, the church warden, who counts woodcraft as one of his hobbies

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Congregation of St Michael¿s and All Angels Church, Daws Heath, complete construction of flatpack church with wood from Lapland